[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] doc: fix typos and inaccuracies (mlx4/mlx5)
Olga Shern
olgas at mellanox.com
Mon Dec 14 19:28:19 CET 2015
Signed-off-by: Olga Shern <olgas at mellanox.com>
---
doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst | 10 +++++-----
doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst | 4 ++--
doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst | 12 ++++++++++--
3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
index 62f0c31..7757013 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx4.rst
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ MLX4 poll mode driver library
=============================
The MLX4 poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_mlx4**) implements support
-for **Mellanox ConnectX-3 EN** 10/40 Gbps adapters as well as their virtual
-functions (VF) in SR-IOV context.
+for **Mellanox ConnectX-3** and **Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro** 10/40 Gbps adapters
+as well as their virtual functions (VF) in SR-IOV context.
Information and documentation about this family of adapters can be found on
the `Mellanox website <http://www.mellanox.com>`_. Help is also provided by
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ long as they share the same MAC address.
Compiling librte_pmd_mlx4 causes DPDK to be linked against libibverbs.
Features
----------
+--------
- RSS, also known as RCA, is supported. In this mode the number of
configured RX queues must be a power of two.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Limitations
- RSS always includes L3 (IPv4/IPv6) and L4 (UDP/TCP). They cannot be
dissociated.
- Hardware counters are not implemented (they are software counters).
-- Secondary process RX is not supported
+- Secondary process RX is not supported.
Configuration
-------------
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_mlx4.
modprobe -a ib_uverbs mlx4_en mlx4_core mlx4_ib
- Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the follwoing script can
+ Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the following script can
be run:
.. code-block:: console
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
index 1f700fc..b2a12ce 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ MLX5 poll mode driver
=====================
The MLX5 poll mode driver library (**librte_pmd_mlx5**) provides support for
-**Mellanox ConnectX-4 EN** and **Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx EN** families of
+**Mellanox ConnectX-4** and **Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx** families of
10/25/40/50/100 Gb/s adapters as well as their virtual functions (VF) in
SR-IOV context.
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ devices managed by librte_pmd_mlx5.
modprobe -a ib_uverbs mlx5_core mlx5_ib
- Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the follwoing script can
+ Alternatively if MLNX_OFED is fully installed, the following script can
be run:
.. code-block:: console
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
index c0f3be2..458ce8f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_2_2.rst
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ Drivers
* **mlx4: Fixed Tx loss after initialization.**
-* **mlx4: Fixed scattered Tx with too many segments.**
+* **mlx4: Fixed scattered Tx with too many segments.**
* **mlx4: Fixed memory registration for indirect mbuf data.**
@@ -455,9 +455,12 @@ Known Issues
PF reset in host side. The workaround is to avoid triggering any PF reset
events/requests on host side.
+* 100G link report support is missing.
+
* **Mellanox PMDs (mlx4 & mlx5):**
- * PMDs do not support DPDK integrated shared library.
+ * PMDs do not support CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_COMBINE_LIBS and
+ CONFIG_RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB simultaneously.
* There is performance degradation for small packets when PMD
is compiled with SGE_WR_N = 4 compared to the performance when SGE_WR_N = 1.
@@ -467,6 +470,11 @@ Known Issues
* When a Multicast or Broadcast packet is sent to the SR-IOV mlx4 VF,
it is returned back to the port.
+ * PMDs report "bad" L4 checksum when IP packet is recieved.
+
+ * mlx5 PMD reports "bad" checksum although the packet has "good" checksum.
+ Will be fixed in upcoming MLNX_OFED release.
+
API Changes
-----------
--
1.7.8.2
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